GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles had just four points eight minutes into the game as the offense struggled against the multiple defensive looks from a veteran Lourdes team, as CU fell 75-66 at home on Thursday evening. Cornerstone went 7-27 from the three-point line and only shot two free throws to fall to 9-4, 5-2 WHAC on the year. CU will now have to sit on the loss for 12 days as their next game will not be till after Christmas as they take on Grace Christian on December 27 at 7 p.m. in Wyoming, Michigan. 

Game Flow

• With 18:24 to play in the first half, Carter Nyp hit the first bucket of the game for the Golden Eagles. 
• At the 15:40 mark, Cory Ainsworth hit a layup. CU would then go scoreless until the 11:55 mark in a low scoring first 10 minutes with the Golden Eagles trailing 10-4. 
• Luke Rowlinson hit a pair of big three that sparked a Golden Eagle 12-0 run as they finally found some offense to go on top 16-10 with 7:03 to go in the half. 
• Jackie Harris capped off a 6-0 Lourdes response with a layup to tie the game at 16.
• With 25 seconds to go in the half, Cory Ainsworth hit a layup that gave the Golden Eagles the 27-26 halftime lead. 
• The Gray Wolves came out in a 1-3-1 zone to begin the second half and it stunned CU. With the game tied at 31, Lourdes would find some outside shooting with a massive 8-0 run that saw two threes from Charles Swain. 
• Carter Nyp hit a three with 11:42 to go to put Cornerstone back within one at 43-42. 
• Lourdes had an answer for every CU run as again Charles Swain hit a three to put LU back on top by eight. 
• Little Anderson would later take over on the drive as he helped increase the Lourdes advantage to the largest of the game at 13 with 2:18 to play. 
• The final two minutes CU tried to take advantage of poor free throw shooting for Lourdes, but they were able to do enough down the stretch to secure a 75-66 victory despite the Golden Eagles coming within striking distance at just two possessions. 

 
By the Numbers 
2/29 – Cornerstone attempted just two free throws in the loss and hit one, while Lourdes went 24-29 from the line. 
38 – The glass was even as both teams secured 38 boards on the game. 
7-23 – The sharp shooting duo of Carter Nyp and Luke Rowlinson were held to 7-23 from behind the arc on the night. 
 
What's Next? 
Cornerstone will have a break until after Christmas as they will travel to Grace Christian for the second time this season on December 27 for their next game. Tip is set for 7 p.m. 
 
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